//------------------------------// // Puff-Puff // Story: Sunshine and Tia // by RunicTreetops //------------------------------// “Pfffft, ahahaha!” “Hm?”  Anon looks up from his book, the sudden, unmistakable sound of his wife laughing breaking him out of the immersion. He listens for a moment, but the only thing he can hear is the shower running. Perhaps she thought of a particularly funny joke in there or something. With a shake of his head, Anon turns his attention back to his book. A few moments later, the sound of running water ceases. He mindlessly flips through the pages, enjoying the opportunity to just sit back, relax, and have a nice, peaceful evening. Suddenly, a different sound starts ringing through the house. It’s a bit louder than a hum, and definitely mechanical. Although he doesn’t hear it frequently, Anon is able to identify it after just a few moments. “A blow dryer?” For most ponies, a blow dryer is basically a necessity. It takes ages to get a fur coat, let alone a mane or tail, dry after bathing. Such a device allows ponies to actually get on with their days rather than rubbing themselves with a towel for the better part of an hour. However, most unicorns are able to circumvent this. A spell to dry oneself is extremely simple, and easily performed by even the most inexperienced of magic users. Why, then, is Celestia using a blow dryer? The only times Anon can remember her doing that is when they had plans to go out or when she wanted a particularly long snuggle, seeing as how using a blow dryer makes her coat much softer and silkier than it is otherwise. Did they have plans that he forgot about? “Sunshine!” “Woah!” He drops his book as Celestia teleports directly in front of him, apparently having finished drying. It takes a second for him to realize what he’s looking at, causing him to narrow his eyes and tilt his head. “What do you think?” “Well, you sure do look… fluffy.” “I know, right?!” She turns in place to give him a better look. Sure enough, her coat is extremely fluffy all the way around, to an almost ridiculous degree. Heck, she looks like she’s twice the size she really is under all that floof. “I look ridiculous!” She can barely contain her laughter, clearly quite amused by her appearance. “Y-yeah, but… why?” It takes her a moment to compose herself. She wipes a tear that had been forming in her eye before speaking again. “I got a new coat shampoo that’s supposed to help fluff you up a little bit. Figured I’d surprise you in bed later. But after I used it, I looked down at the bottle and realized I’d added an extra zero to the amount I was supposed to use!” She snorts in an attempt to prevent herself from having another laughing fit. “Then, I figured ‘why not make this worse?’ Used a blow dryer, really let it puff up, and here we are! Isn’t it– oh!” She looks down, caught off guard by Anon’s sudden movement. In one fell swoop, he stood from the couch, took one bound towards her, lowered his head, and buried his face in her chest while wrapping his arms around her neck. It’s an awkward angle due to the height difference, and he quickly finds himself on his knees. However, he makes no attempt at being subtle, instead choosing to bury his face in her floof with no shame whatsoever. “Sunshine?” “Just let me have this,” he mumbles as he nuzzles in even further. “It’s really comfortable.” “...Hmhm.” She wraps a hoof around him, squeezing him in even more as she wiggles around to really bury his face in it. “One of the few times the floof is good for something, hm?” “Shut up.” Anon’s voice is muffled on account of being buried in a cubic ton of alicorn floof. “Your floof is always adorable.” She lets out a humored sigh. “Yes, yes, I know. Heh, why do you think I had to wear regalia over it all the time when I was a princess? Here’s a hint: It wasn’t to set me apart. My height and crown did that already!” Anon pulls away just a bit, if only to allow himself to breathe again. “You seriously had to wear regalia because your chest floof was distracting?” “I know, right? Pesky societal demands.” “...Hm.” Anon dives back in, but his demeanor has suddenly changed a bit. “That’s… I don’t know how to feel about that.” “Whyever not?” “I… I dunno. I guess I’m used to ponies respecting you and looking up to you and stuff, but the idea of other ponies looking at you like that makes me…” “Oh, Sunshine.” She gives him another squeeze before bending down to place a smooch on his head. “I can’t control how other ponies act. But I can promise you this.” Her horn glows as she pulls Anon away just enough to lock eyes with him before giving him her famous warm smile. “I don’t show off my floof to anyone but you, my love.” Anon smiles a half smile. “Thanks, Tia.” “Now, then!” She grins as she magically turns him around and gently throws him back onto the sofa. “Time for something I’ve been wanting to try ever since you told me about it AGES ago!” “A-and that is?” Anon asks as he tries to turn around, only for Celestia to force him to look away again.  “Here, put this on.” Celestia’s request is enforced one way or another as her magic lifts a piece of cloth through the air and wraps it around Anon’s head, acting as a blindfold. “We’re gonna do some puff–puff!” “Puff-puff?” If Anon’s eyes weren’t covered, they’d shoot open. “Tia, that’s impossible for you. You don’t–” “Bup bup bup! We’re gonna use my floof for some puff-puff, and you are gonna like it!” “I don’t know if–” Anon is cut off as he blindly feels two distinct mounds of floof enveloping both sides of his head. They shake around with Celestia’s movements, and it feels absolutely nothing like Anon imagined. This is a silly idea he got from an old video game in his original home world, after all. It’d be ridiculous for this to feel anything like he’d assumed it would. It feels way, WAY better. “Hey, Tia?” “Hmm?” “I love you, you know that?” “I love you too, sunshine.” The two of them keep at it for what is probably a bit too much time, but neither really care. Eventually, Anon feels the floof pull away as he is magically lifted into the air, his blindfold still secured. “Tia?” “Shh.” She giggles. It’s adorable. “We’re going to continue this in the bedroom!” Oh.  Oh.